Sanitary cuspidor



5. RIANDA SANITARY CUSPIDOR Dec. 11, 1923.

Filed Ju ne" 20, 1923 IN VEN TOR.

5 A W T 4 m T M m M P m J Patented Dec. 11, 1%23.

UNITED STTES STEPHEN RIANDA, 0F VIA'ISONVILIIE, CJhLIFORNIJi.

SANITARY CUSPIDOR.

Application filed June 20, 1923.

To all whom it may con cern Be it known that I, STEPHEN 'Rmnna, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of )Vatsonville, county of Santa Cruz, State of California, have invented a new and useful Sanitary Cuspidor, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cuspidors and the like receptacles and has reference more particularly to an improved sanitary cuspidor for use in public places, households, including hospitals and any other place where requirements necessitate the use of a receptacle of this kind.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a cuspidor which will be absolutely sanitary so as to prevent the spread of disease, and at the same time the features of the same are of a simple nature, thus enabling the device vto be manufactured comparatively cheap and with quantity production, which will enable the commercial p0ssibilities of the invention to be realized to the fullest extent.

The invention possesses further objects and features which will appear as the description now proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cuspidor made in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention, and Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail I wish it to be first understood that the form of the receptacle shown in the drawing is merely adopted for illustrative purposes, since various changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. So far as concerns this preferred embodiment, I will employ an outer shell-like receptacle or the like which is preferably produced from sheet metal, such as brass or any other suitable material to serve the purpose. It may be paintr ed or otherwise coated if desired. This outer receptacle is used. primarily as a housing or supporting means for an inner receptacle (6) which. is the primary part of the assembly.

The outer receptacle (5) has an open top so that the inner receptacle may be inserted therein and suspended above the bottom as shown.

Arranged around the perimeter of the inner receptacle is a tubular or the like liq- Serial No. 646,641.

uid receptacle (7) made to contain a quantity of disinfecting fluid as shown. The fluid receptacle may be filled by suitable opening normally closed by a plug. The construction of the fluid receptacle provides an enlarged diameter for the inner receptacle and embodies in its construction an annular flange (8) to provide a supporting edge for engaging the outer edge of the receptacle so as to support the receptacle in a convenient way.

Extending downwardly from and in communication with the fluid receptacle is a pipe or tube (9), the same extending to the bottom of the inner receptacle and turned under the bottom of the same so as to extend through an opening in the bottom and terminating in a cap like dome (10). The cap like dome (10) is entirely supported by the tube or pipe (9) midway within the in ner receptacle. A plug valve or the like (11) is provided in the top of pipe (9) so as to control the flow of disinfecting fluid through the pipe or tube, and the height of the fluid receptacle (7) relative to the dome like cap (10) will cause the disinfecting fluid to gravitate through the tube or pipe (9) and trickle down over the dome like cap (10) where it will be collected within the dome of the inner receptacle (6). The amount of fluid discharged in this way may be controlled by the plug valve (11) with access to the same obtained through an open ing (12) in the outer receptacle The diameter of the dome like cap (10) is sufficient to take up almost the diameter of the inner receptacle (6) but leaving a space between the inner walls of the receptacle so that the bottom of the receptacle may be used as a collecting sump.

)Vith this construction a suitable quantity of disinfecting fluid may be supplied to the cuspidor to render the same sanitary and at the same time remove the necessity of using complicated means heretofore practiced in realizing the same valuable results.

I claim:

1. In a sanitary cuspidor, inner and outer receptacles, means for supporting the inner receptacle within the outer receptacle, and a disinfectant receptacle incorporated in the construction of the inner receptacle and means for supplying a disinfectant from said disinfectant receptacle to the inner receptacle, comprising a communication between the disinfectant receptacle and the inner receptacle, including a dome shaped cap supported Within the inner receptacle with the communication terminating centrally thereof whereby the disinfecting fluid will be caused to trickle down over the dome shaped cap and collected in the bottom oil:

the inner receptacle.

2. In a sanitary cuspidor, inner and outer receptacles, means for supportingthe inner receptacle Within the outer receptacle and a disinfectant receptacle incorporated in the construction of the inner receptacle and means for supplying a disinfectant troni said disinfectant receptacl to the inner receptacle, comprisin a tube comn'uinicating at one end with the disinfectant rece -1acle and extending through the bottoin'o't the inner receptacle and il6 I 11ll1&il,; in supporting relation with the dome shaped cap the termination of the tube adaptec to dis" charge the disinfectant fluid over the outer surface of the dome shaped cap substantially as and for'the purpose described.

8, Ina sanitary cuspidor an outer receptacle having an open top, an inner receptacle having a disinfectant receptacle around the perimeter of the same, a flange on said dis-i infectant receptacle providing a ledge for supporting the inner receptacle within the outer receptacle, a tube communicating with the fluid receptacle at one end and extend- .iug downwardly iiuiu the outer rercplzutlc and under the inner receptacle, an ruicniuif in the bottom of the inner receptacle made to receive said tube said tube exleudiiug upwardly within the inner receptacle. a dome shaped cap supported within the inner roceptacle on the end of said tube and Ilse termination of said tube adapted to dis;- charge disinfecting fluid over the (ionic shaped cap.

d. In a sanitary cuspidor, an outer rcrcp taclc h ring an open top, an inner rcccptzu-lc having a disinfectant receptacle around the perimeter of the same a flange on said dise infectant receptacle providing a ledge for supporting the inner receptacle Within the outer receptacle, :1 tube communicating; Will] the fluid receptacle at one end and extend ing downwardl Within the outer receptacle and under the inner receptacle an opening in the bottom of the inner receptacle made to receive said tube, said tube xteruling up- Wardly Within the inner receptacle, a dome shaped cap supported within the inner rc ceptacle on the end of said tube and the termination of said tube adapted to dis charge disinfecting fluid over the dome shaped cap, and a control valve in said tube for regulating the quantity of disinfecting fluid discharged over said dome shaped cap.

STEPHEN R'LXN DA 

